Tezuka's Barbara

Tezuka's Barbara

2020 · 100 min · JA · 5.8 (19 votes)
Dir. Makoto Tezuka · Starring Goro Inagaki, Fumi Nikaido, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Shizuka Ishibashi, Minami, Moemi Katayama · Music Ichiko Hashimoto

Macoto Tezuka brings Osamu Tezuka's erotic manga to life through the lens of Christopher Doyle.

MysteryFantasy

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".

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A disorienting dive into a surreal, erotic underworld. This film feels like a fever dream, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy with its hypnotic visuals and unsettling atmosphere. It's a mysterious, adult-oriented trip into the artist's psyche.

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